People · United States
Alex Wu
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022WUAL02
Alex Wu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.58, set at Belmont Spring 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,491st in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2022, he has put 118 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.03 in December 2022 to 9.58, a 32% improvement. Alex has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 11.76 | top 6.3% | 3,491 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 5.46 | top 25.1% | 9,844 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.16 | 26.62 | top 26.5% | 3,424 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 52.41 | 57.48 | top 27.7% | 4,288 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 9.57 | 11.81 | top 52.3% | 9,406 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.67 | 13.15 | top 58.1% | 17,025 / 28,708 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 2 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 17 Sep 2022First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022.
Competitions
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2024 · 3 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022 · 4 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022 · 17 Sep 2022
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Chris Martin — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Stanley Tran — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mitchell Lane — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.